Snow Business, December 2015

LAST WORD You think you have it bad A look at some of the snowiest areas in the world The Weather Channel recently featured areas susceptible to large amounts of snowfall and extreme weather So when the snow starts to fly look on the bright side it could be worse AMERICAS SNOWIEST CITY Averaging more than 325 annual inches of snowfall Valdez AK is Americas snowiest 1 3 city thanks to frequent Aleutian low pressure systems that result in heavy snow that can last for days The city once received 475 inches of snow in one day 1990 15 FEET OF SNOWPACK The greatest seasonal snowfall record on Earth is owned by Mt Baker Lodge in the Washington Cascades which received 1140 inches of snow in the 1998 99 season Snowpack in the Cascades can hit 15 feet and it often doesnt melt until August 72 SNOW BUSINESS DECEMBER 2015 www sima org snowbusiness SNOW DEPTH RECORD The North American record for snow depth was set in Tamarack CA in March 1911 451 inches A REALLY LONG WINTER Its not unusual for snow to fall in Glacier National Park in Montana as early as August and as late as June YOU BETCHA ITS SNOWY Michigans Upper Peninsula is accustomed to loads of snow thanks to its northern latitude and proximity to Lake Superior Hancock MI is listed as the snowiest city east of the Rockies Source The Weather Channel Glacier National Park Storm April 2014 2 4 5

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